Robinson comments 'a mistake' - McGuinness
Deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness has said DUP MLA Iris Robinson could have offended migrants to Ireland when she claimed the Irish Government has a responsibility to uphold God's law.
Mr McGuinness made the comment after remarks made by the Strangford MP during a radio debate on abortion when she said; “The Irish Government has a responsibility to uphold God’s law morally.”
The Deputy First Minister made said religion should be kept of politics. "I think it was a mistake. In the society that we live in now with many newcomers to our shores, and in many democracies throughout the world, we have a situation where many people within society believe in different things and believe in different gods.
"So what god are we talking about? Is it the Free Presbyterian god, is it the Church of Ireland god, is it the god that Catholics adhere to, is it the Mormon god, is it the Jehovahs’, the Islamic? We need to very wise and recognise that we can hurt all sorts of people's feelings,” he added.
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